In a show of force aimed at quickly increasing arrests and generating publicity, the administration targeted the nation’s largest city, where sanctuary policies limit official cooperation with ICE.
DHS Secretary Noem rode alongside federal agents targeting a high-profile Venezuelan gang member during immigration enforcement in the Bronx.
President plans to get the ‘transgender ideology the hell out of our military,’ while Kristi Noem tails federal officers in New York City
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement highlighted its activities in the Bronx after a series of raids in Chicago.
An iconic New York City-based pizzeria known for its Sicilian squares and Neapolitan-style pies has expanded to Chicago.
Johnson also has been asked to hand over all documents and communications related Chicago's sanctuary policies.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was one of four mayors called before the House's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to testify on their status as sanctuary cities.
Federal agents, led by new DHS secretary, made heavily publicized arrest in country’s biggest sanctuary city Tuesday.
New York is now one of the U.S. cities being targeted by federal officials as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.
On Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson received a letter from Washington, D.C. that states in summary that Chicago and other cities like it – notably Denver, New York and Boston – all of which hold sanctuary city status, are being investigated by the committee on oversight and government reform.
Advocates in New York City are working to educate local migrants about their rights, as ICE raids target major cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta.
That’s the lowest approval rating on record for a Windy City mayor. Now residents are exploring how they might change state law to recall Johnson. As in Chicago, crime was overwhelmingly the most important issue in New York’s 2021 mayoral election.